1: Define Threatened SpeciesSpecies with a high risk of extinction in the future

2: Define Endangered SpeciesSerious risk of extinction

3: What are some of the human impacts to biodiversity? Human impacts to biodiversity are habitat loss, overharvesting, climate change, pollution, deforestation and invasive species.

4: What are the characteristics of k selected species? k selected species have long life spans, few offspring, large offspring, good parental care, slow population growth and a stable population size.

5: What are the characteristics of r selected species? r selected species have a short life span, many reproductive events with many offspring, little to no parental care, high variable population size and potential for rapid population growth.

6: What are some causes for species to become threatened or endangered more than others? Causes for species to become threatened or endangered more than others are reproductive problems of small population size.

7: What can we do to protect endangered species? What we can do to protect endangered species are habitat preservation, legislation, breeding programs and education.

8: What are some laws that protect endangered species? How do we know if the law is a United States Law or International Treaty? Endangered species act, Lacey Act, CITES, Convention on Biological Diversity. We know if the law is a United States law if it is it has 'act' in it. It's international if it's a treaty, protocol or convention.